Seriously, almost every bar is good... Temple bar is very touristy and kinda poserish. Local early twenty somethings getting smashed in scanty clothing and semi-mohawks. Just watching them attempt the cobble in high heels is fun enough! I don't know of any hostels, I rented while I as there. I agree with the Celts comment, there is a great bar on Grafton street, at least just off Grafton street but for the life of me I can't remember the name. If I do, I'll post it up. BUT Grafton area is great for shopping and buskers and markets.... if you need internet go to the Central Cafe on Grafton, I use to work there, its a three story internet shop, with phones to... very fun, and a good view for the top floor! There is also the sister shop on O'connel street -the global cafe, its underground, very very cool. Ah good times.

Pubs: Temple Bar is touristy but its nice too. good pub streets - camden st, georges st, south william st these are all fairly easy to find on a map - Central Dublin is nay a huge area

Shopping: Wicklow St, South William and surrounding areas, Georges St (Dublins a bit shit for shopping it has to be said)Grafton St is worth checking out for the park at the top or Stephens Green shopping Center but its generally generic, high street rip off stuff

theres loads of museums, you can look these up - Dublin Writers Museum (theres a few hmm.. slightly well known writers from the city, Dubliners will be impressed if you give a damn about those), Museum o' Modern Art, others

ive never stayed in a hostel here but theres a place around Connolly Station on the Northside called......em.......cant remember, sorry. i know theres not many thats about it

Temple Bar is good for film center, cafes, The Music Center venue, The Morgan Hotel is a good place for an outdoor area to have a fag, NB - cant smoke indoors here, thank god says me.

it depends what you like, im young and from here so im hardly going to go to a pub with irish trad music

i get annoyed hearing people say Dublin is filthy, i know they havent here but someone usually does. have they been anywhere else in the f@#ing world?! well i have and let me tell you, compared to most European cities, the States, Asia, not mentioning any places in particular, its clean and tends to be dirty on Sunday mornings before cleanup which is when most people seem to form their opinions of this great city.

ok its not Zurich or Vienna but would people have as much fun as it is possible to have here if it was?

its not THAT expensive. pint is from about 4 euro to 5 euro, if your paying anymore than that your in a tourist trap. if you go to west Ireland you'll pay much less. id recommend you check out Galway if you have time.

I usually stay at Ashfield House Hostel, on D'Olier St.It is right in the middle of everything, in Dublin.For history, visit Kilmainham jail.For people watching, hang out at Bewleys Cafe, on Grafton Street.Also, have coffee, in the Dome, in the Stephens Green shopping centre.